Michael Schaub Email & Phone Number

Cedar Falls, Ia, Us

Iowa, United States

Working at Deere and Co. in Global Supply Management and Logistics I was responsible for sourcing diesel engine components end to end. Led a team of 10 with international direct reports in France and India. Categories included supplier owned IP parts, fuel systems, turbochargers, fluid filtration, EGR loop coolers and valves, oil and coolant pumps, alternators and starters, plus….- Spend Management: Direct Material ~$700M, Development ~$4M, Tooling ~$3M – maintained annual cost reduction of ~3% utilizing leverage and resourcing activities- Commodity Leadership: Delivered on critical KPI’s – Delivery and Quality PPM YOY reductions and improvement plans to achieve supplier rating improvements – 15% YOY- Supply Chain Processes: Deep understanding of procurement, logistics and delivering successful outcomes - technology value, new product development, aftermarket, quality, warranty and remanufactured solutions- Source of Supply: Contract negotiations with multi-national Suppliers and small entrepreneurial companies signing long term agreements, developmental work and intellectual property use agreements, licensing technology, material, currency, and logistics indexing, 90% of spend under agreement- Global Strategy and Supplier Relationship Owner: Commodity Strategy development with SVP engagement for plan approval and execution – managed 11 category strategies for strategic fit, supplier sustainability and resilience factors to meet operational plans

Iowa, United States

At John Deere Power Systems I developed initiatives and tactical marketing strategies for agriculture and construction equipment for diesel engine and emission marketing for Deere branded applications in China, India and Brazil.- Value Proposition: Created print and digital material highlighting benefits and comparisons to competitor offerings, integrating with application marketing to create a seamless message for exceeding customer needs- Customer Excellence: International trade shows and exhibition presence leading technical communication with dealer and direct customers – market share growth ~ 5% YOY

Responsible for John Deere’s portfolio of diesel engines aligning customer technical performance requirements, global emission regulations and commercialization timing- Portfolio Management: Led monthly SVP Leadership phase gate reviews presenting detailed resource, capital budget and alignment to customer plans for approval – global perspective on ~150 applications and annual budget approaching $200M- Process Improvement: Envisioned and created a collaborative and highly automated program tracking process - five country factory application and engineering locations

Implemented and managed a formal phase-gate process for identifying and tracking engine and emission technology and component development- Created structured and disciplined reporting format for monthly Executive Leadership approvals – budget ~$15M and resource allocation planning

Iowa, United States

Responsible for the sourcing of diesel engine components, team of 5. Categories included, Sensors, EGR loop coolers and valves and heavy-duty diesel aftertreatment.- Initiated the strategic sourcing strategy for purchasing aftertreatment for EPA Interim Tier and Final Tier 4 emissions – engines certified below target cost. (Implemented a directed sourcing model for precious metals, DOC, DPF and SCR catalyst and canning for global factory delivery)- Spend: Direct Material ~$350M, development ~$12M, tooling ~$10M –annual cost reduction of ~2% YOY via negotiations with sourcing agreements

Orléans, Centre-Val De Loire, France

Expatriate Assignment: Managed European based casting suppliers and diesel engine cylinder blocks and heads globally. Special assignment to initiate the development for the identification of future emission suppliers for diesel aftertreatment.

Iowa, United States

Managed sourcing of cast and machined iron casting, ~1500 ref. numbers for new engine programs and all service requirements.

Iowa, United States

Supplier performance and cost structure improvements – completed Value Stream Mapping and negotiated cost reduction based on project savings

Bsme, Engineering

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General